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Hi Whitney Unfortunately I live on the opposite end of Alsace near Basel Switzerland so I don't know much about what's going on in Strasbourg locally. On the other hand, I have been living here for over 4 years now and I can tell you that it gets a lot better... I remember my first year being not so fun... Finding other English speakers will make a huge difference for you. Although some people tend to hide out in their little "island of English". And if you are planning on staying in France for a long time, you might as well go ahead and learn some French so you can do whatever you want... Of course that's based on my personal mistakes : ) <a href="http://www.americansinalsace.com">There is a small expat group in Strasbourg http://www.americansinalsace.com</a> There are probably other groups for Canadians, Australians, and British expats as well (with Strasbourg being an international city and all...) I would expect the British group to likely be much bigger (if there is one). They will know about where to go to get what and they likely will have get togethers on a regular basis for you and your children. <a href="http://www.centrepoint.ch">And if you ever make it to Basel (about 1 and a half hours away by train), we have a really big group of English speakers (approx 800 families now) at Centrepoint http://www.centrepoint.ch</a> <a href="http://www.thought-detective.com">And you can check out http://www.thought-detective.com. It's written by an expat who is a life coach and specializes in dealing with foreign languages.</a> It has a lot of stories about how being an expat can be a lot of fun, how not to do things, and what other people have experienced and how they handled it. Take care of yourself, Suzele

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